the crossing
Strike Anywhere Lyrics

I woke up screaming
I had a nightmare and woke up very scared

But no one heard
Nobody was around to hear my screams

The drying river shining to the breathing world
The river seems to be alive and breathing even though it is drying up

What was I dreaming of?
I am confused and unsure of what my nightmare was about

And I missed all the gardens
I long for a simpler time when gardens were plentiful

All the animals' footprints fresh in the rain
I remember the animals and their fresh footprints after a rainstorm

Now there's only the train, the beast gives wait
I feel trapped in modern society and the train represents a sense of waiting for something

Another master, another day
Each day feels the same as another with someone else in control

So wipe the tears from your cheekbones
Stop crying and feeling sorry for yourself

And the blood from your fingers
Stop hurting yourself and move on

We are the ghosts in the theater of human rights
We are ignored by society and not given the same rights as others

Just beyond their security lights
We exist outside of the reach of those in power

This world is bigger than this
There is more to the world than what we are shown

Bigger than lines drawn by governments
Political boundaries do not define the world

Illusions we're tracked by your eyes
We are constantly monitored and surveilled by those in power

Always watching
We can never escape the gaze of authority

Crash the system's hate
Destroy the oppressive systems in place

From the factory floor to the White House gate
Oppression exists everywhere from the factory to the highest office

To the borderlands
To the areas that are considered to be outside of mainstream society

Cities forgotten
Cities that have been abandoned or overlooked by society

Rivers and mountains
Natural landmarks that exist outside of political boundaries

Crossing over me
These places are a part of me and my existence